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ATCON hails Imo, Ekiti Govs for crashing RoW fees for fibre optic delivery

ATCON is pleased to commend the recent pragmatic Executive Orders issued by Dr Kayode Fayemi, Executive Governor, Ekiti State and Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Senator Hope Odidika Uzodinma, Executive Governor, Imo State and their respective State House of Assemblies…

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Minister, NGF keep InfraCos, MNOs incommunicado over real stand on RoW fees

Following the observed silence of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) to match action with words on its assurance that all issues relating to exorbitant charges on Right of Way (RoW) for telecoms Infrastructure Companies (InfraCos) and main network operators (MNOs)…

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Airtel backs up NCC position on drop calls, links 405 fibre cuts to road works

More industry leaders have joined the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in advancing the fact that fibre cuts arising from road construction activities nationwide remain one of the major causative factors in not only drop calls, but other manifestations of poor…

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Exclusive: Infracos, telecoms yet to receive any notice on slashing RoW by NGF

Whereas many telecoms stakeholders had expressed happiness on the January assurance from states’ governors to crash their respective charges levied per square meter of Right of Way (RoW) for laying of fibre optic cables, nothing or no official statement of…

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(Special Report) Another look at Fayemi’s NGF assurance on RoW fee slash

A cursory review of the response of the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), His Excellency, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, at the recent meeting with the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isah Pantami on the exorbitant charges…

Ekiti: PDP compiling exhibits, facts ahead of going tribunal soon

Strong indications have emerged suggesting that the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is currently perfecting documentations to approach the Ekiti  has said that it has what it called “facts” on how the last Saturday’s governorship election was…

Ekiti: APC wins as NBC shuts State Broadcast media for breaching Code, Electoral Act

…As PDP rejects entire election process, blame INEC security Former Minister of Solid Minerals and candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Dr. Kayode Fayemi has been declared winner of the gubernatorial election held on Saturday in Ekiti State by…

Just in: C’Reader fails PDP candidate, accredits wife as 130-year old Ibideye votes

Voting is currently in progress in all part of Ekiti State as the state elects new governor today, July 14, 2018. However, earlier reports show that the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prof Kolapo Olusola Eleka was…

Did Fayemi erred in Electoral Act by remaining a Minister to contest primaries?

Though the recent primaries by the All Progressive Congress (APC) ahead of July governorship elections in Ekiti State has come and gone, analysts are still disturbed on the legal rationality upon which a serving minister, Dr. kayode Fayemi relied to…

Battle for the soul of ASC rages as NASS moves to amend privatisation law

Though the federal government has given a clear indication that it is not ready to change its mind in going ahead to re-privatize the moribund Ajaokuta Steel Complex (ASC) in Kogi State, it is yet to hire transaction adviser. But…